5. SYSTEM MODE
EO18-33027
5.11 RFID Module Setting
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5.11.4.4 WRITE AGC THRESHOLD
This is effective only for the B-EX700-RFID-U2-EU/US-R, B-EX700-RFID-U4-R, B-EX700-RFID-U4-
EU/US-R, U4 module preinstall model (B-EX4T1/EX4T2-GS18/TS18-CN-R).
When the Q value is set to 1 or greater, the AGC threshold for data write becomes effective.
When the obtained gain of an RFID tag is lower than the AGC threshold for data write, a data write
operation is not performed. In other words, setting an AGC threshold for data write enables writing
data only to a tag placed just above the antenna.
Supposing that the gain of a tag just above the antenna is 14 and that of a tag off the antenna is 7,
setting the threshold to 11 (a value between 8 and 14) enables the printer to write data only to the tag
just above the antenna.
When the threshold is set to 0, a data write operation is performed regardless of the gain of a tag.
Both of the AGC threshold and the AGC threshold for data write are used to determine whether a tag
is defective or not, but the timing of a gain measurement is different. In the case of the AGC threshold,
this is performed after data is written to a tag.
On the contrary, when the AGC threshold for data write is effective a measurement is performed
before data is written. And if a gain value is lower than the threshold, a data write operation is not
performed.
The optimum value differs depending on the tag type.
However, the problem that multiple tags are read at the same time does not occur with most RFID tag
types. It is not necessary to change the default setting.
Max.
value
Min. value
Step
Display
Sign
Integer
digit
Decimal
place
0-padding
Unit of
measure
15
0
1
Decimal
None
2
0
None
None